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• hackread.com: Brazil arrests USDoD hacker tied to FBI and National Public Data breaches
• securityaffairs.com: Brazil’s Polícia Federal arrested the notorious hacker USDoD
• cysec.social: USDoD Arrested
• cysec.social: Tweet from vxunderground mentioning the arrest of USDoD and the crack down on cybercrime.
• www.bleepingcomputer.com: US disrupts Anonymous Sudan DDoS operation, indicts 2 Sudanese brothers
• www.crowdstrike.com: Anonymous Sudan, Hacktivist Group Behind DDoS Attacks, Indicted by US Justice Department
• malware.news: Sudanese Brothers Arrested in ‘AnonSudan’ Takedown
• www.nextgov.com: US charges 2 with running 'Anonymous Sudan' hacking group
• www.scworld.com: Anonymous Sudan disrupted, leaders indicted. More than 35,000 DDoS attacks have been deployed by Anonymous Sudan during the past year, counting the U.S. Justice, Defense, and State Departments, as well as Riot Games and the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as some of its victims.
• cyberinsider.com: ‘Anonymous Sudan’ Hackers Indicted, DDoS Tool Used in 35k Attacks Seized
• malware.news: Anonymous Sudan disrupted, leaders indicted
• krebsonsecurity.com: The attacks targeted a range of sensitive targets, including the US Department of Justice, the US Department of Defense, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the US State Department.
• www.europol.europa.eu: The group was notorious for using its attacks as a service to profit, with prices ranging from $150 per day to $700 per week for attacks targeting specific countries, such as Kenya, Israel, and the United States.
• Threats | CyberScoop: Alleged Anonymous Sudan leaders charged, prolific gang’s tool disabled
• cysec.social: A social media post discussing the arrest of the Sudanese brothers and their alleged involvement in AnonSudan.
• ciso2ciso.com: US Charges Anonymous Sudan Members in DDoS Cybercrime Case – Source: www.infosecurity-magazine.com
• databreaches.net: Brazilian authorities reportedly have arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of being “USDoD,” a prolific cybercriminal who rose to infamy in 2022 after infiltrating the FBI’s InfraGard program and leaking contact information for 80,000 members. More recently, USDoD was behind a breach at the consumer data broker National Public Data that led to the leak of Social Security numbers and other personal information for a significant portion of the U.S. population.
• krebsonsecurity.com: Brazilian authorities reportedly have arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of being “USDoD,” a prolific cybercriminal who rose to infamy in 2022 after infiltrating the FBI’s InfraGard program and leaking contact information for 80,000 members. More recently, USDoD was behind a breach at the consumer data broker National Public Data that led to the leak of Social Security numbers and other personal information for a significant portion of the U.S. population.
• infosec.exchange: Brazil’s Federal Police arrested the hacker allegedly responsible for several brazen high-profile cyberattacks.
• malware.news: Brazilian authorities reportedly have arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of being “USDoD,” a prolific cybercriminal who rose to infamy in 2022 after infiltrating the FBI’s InfraGard program and leaking contact information for 80,000 members. More recently, USDoD was behind a breach at the consumer data broker National Public Data that led to the leak of Social Security numbers and other personal information for a significant portion of the U.S. population.
• therecord.media: A hacker allegedly behind intrusions on their own systems, who may have quite the record of achievement. This may be the person responsible for some recent high-profile cyberattacks including the FBI’s InfraGard platform in December 2022, Airbus in September 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in April of this year, and the huge data haul of National Public Data last December.
• infosec.exchange: This story mentions the arrest of the two suspects for operating Anonymous Sudan.
• flashpoint.io: An unsealed federal grand jury indictment charges two Sudanese nationals with operating and controlling Anonymous Sudan, an online cybercriminal group responsible for tens of thousands of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against critical infrastructure, corporate networks, and government agencies.
• malware.news: Malware.news article detailing the indictment and the charges against Anonymous Sudan, emphasizing the group's involvement in DDoS attacks.

Classification:

• HashTags: #DDoS #hacktivist #cybercrime
• Target: Hospitals
• Attacker: Anonymous Sudan
• Type: Hack
• Severity: Major